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Edexcel IGCSE Business Studies 2.5.3 Functional Areas of a Business

Practise distinguishing human resources, finance, marketing and production by the decisions and tasks each function performs.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Business Studies 4BS1

Exam points

  • match recruitment, training and employee relations to the human resources function
  • distinguish finance tasks from marketing research, promotion and customer service
  • apply production roles such as manufacturing, design, quality and stock control to a case

2.5.3 Different functional areas within a business question 1

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Ocean Vibes is a boat tour business located in two tourists resorts in Portugal. During the tours, it collects wildlife research. The idea came from two young scientists, Alfredo and Pedro, who share a passion for the environment, boats and science. Ocean Vibes employs boat tour guides and a sales team in each of the two resorts.

The main goal of Ocean Vibes is to connect tourism with science. It offers dolphin and bird-watching tours to tourists and uses the boat tours to collect research data on the wildlife. Its tour guides are knowledgeable, passionate and respectful of the environment.

Customers can book the boat tours online or in the tourist resorts. They are encouraged to leave reviews on Ocean Vibes' website.
Every month Ocean Vibes provides a boat tour for students and researchers who wish to study the wildlife.

There are many other businesses offering boat tours in Portugal which makes competing in the industry a challenge.

Which one of the following is a role within the marketing function?

Select one answer.

A

Workforce planning

B

Quality control

C

Sales promotion

D

Training employees

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